Coffeehouse veteran Steve Thatcher returned to his roots in the Lonestar State after taking his Amarillo-based Roasters Coffee & Tea Company up north to Boston. He opened Drip Coffee in 2005, and it’s a sleek, modern space that offers Suburban Dallas some big-city coffee culture. Read more...

Much like its musical output, Seattle often unfairly overshadows nearby Olympia when it comes to coffee. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some better options miles away from the city that put American coffeehouses on the map. With three locations across the city, Olympia Coffee Roasting Company brings quality beans and service to an unexpected city. Read more...

Crema brings the best farm-to-cup options to the country music capital — and over a dozen coffeehouses serve their brew (at locations as far away as Madison, Wisconsin, and Atlanta, Georgia). This is no backwoods Southern sludge in your cup, but rather a nuanced offering with a globally focused mentality. Read more...

With Raleigh beginning to rival Asheville as the artsy, creative capital of the Carolinas, it’s no wonder that they’re taking coffee roasting very seriously. Naturally, Oak City Coffee’s mission is to bring fine-crafted coffee to their community, doing so with a focus on supporting business opportunities in underserved parts of the city. Read more...

A lot of the coffee we drink here on the main land originates in Hawaii, so there’s no better place to visit during a Hawaiian getaway than Maui Coffee Roasters, which brings “locally sourced” to the coffee world with their massive selection of Hawaiian roasts and brews. Read more...

What’s more Brooklyn than a pop-up coffee shop within a salon? While Parlor might not have the most boastful location (it’s currently serving in Williamsburg’s Persons of Interest barbershop), the coffee is astonishing — and you can visit their roastery in Fort Greene for regular tastings on Sunday afternoons (in the event you want a cup free of hair clippings). Read more...

With four cafes — and its coffee served at over 100 places within the city — Phoenix Coffee Company has a hold on the city’s coffee culture. And they’ve proven themselves well, with Travel + Leisure naming Cleveland one of the best coffee cities in 2014. Read more...

Harmony is an important word for Little Amps Coffee Roasters. It’s a figurative concept, with the cultivation, processing, and roasting of beans all employed to create the most perfect flavors possible. But the two locations’ sales of new and used vinyl alongside espresso proves this cafe keeps a chill and musical vibe alongside the bank of the Susquehanna. Read more...

This compact spot is an unpretentious hidden gem located in East Harlem. Providing a haven to those who live beyond the artisanal-obsessed Brooklyn, Uptown Roasters also offers their own beans by way of their roastery located in the Bronx. And for those not in the neighborhood, the company also offers a Coffee of the Month Club. Read more...

With an all-natural approach — and an effort to avoid pretense and affectation — the folks behind Collective Espresso took elements from the country’s best coffee houses, simplified them, and brought Cincinnati its own impeccably designed cafes (in three locations), boasting rich and flavorful brews. Read more...